According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers have shown interest in trading for Cleveland Indians’ catcher Yan Gomes. Gomes, 31, hit .266/.313/.449 with 16 home runs and 48 RBI to give him a 101 wRC+ last season. He is also considered one of the better defensive catchers in the game and ranked 15th in framing runs last season with 7.5 as well as 14th in...
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The deadline for major league teams to decide whether or not they want to non-tender arbitration eligible players is Friday. While the New York Mets have eight players eligible for arbitration, only two are possible non-tenders in catcher Travis d’Arnaud and infielder Wilmer Flores. Flores, 27, is projected to make $4.7 million in arbitration according to MLB Trade Rumors for the 2019...
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According to Jon Heyman of FanCred, David Lennon of Newsday and Andy Martino of SNY TV there isn’t expected to be an official announcement on Friday of the blockbuster trade between the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners. The players in the deal have been confirmed by multiple reports, the Mets are sending RHP Anthony Swarzak, OF/1B Jay Bruce, RHP Gerson Bautista, RHP Justin Dunn and OF...
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The New York Mets announced on Thursday night they’ve signed Dilson Herrera to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league camp. Herrera, still only 24-years old, returns to the team that traded him back in 2016 to the Cincinnati Reds for Jay Bruce. The infielder was originally acquired by the Mets in 2013 from the Pittsburgh Pirates alongside Vic Black in exchange for John Buck...
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Kiley McDaniel of FanGraphs is reporting that the New York Mets are motivated to trade starter Noah Syndergaard, with the expectation that he will be dealt this winter. McDaniel also states that the Mets would then sign a free agent pitcher to fill Syndergaard’s hole in the rotation, and that Jacob deGrom is off limits in trade talks. Rumors have been swirling for weeks around Syndergaard...
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